Sign Into Zoom Application
Please make sure to log into https://northwestern.zoom.us to establish your Zoom license. Some functions such as Breakout Rooms will not work properly if you do not sign into the application first.
After that, please open the Zoom client on your computer and formally sign into the application.
1. Sign In with SSO option.
2. Type northwestern for the company domain, then click Continue.
3. Sign in to Northwestern’s Online Passport with your NetID and password.
Joining a Zoom Meeting by Phone
- After joining a Zoom meeting, you will be prompted to join the audio automatically. If this prompt does not appear or you close it, tap Join Audio
in the meeting controls. - Tap Dial In.
- Tap the arrow at the top to select the country you’re calling from.
- Tap the number you want to call.
- Tap Dial.
- Tap Call.
- To return to the Zoom app, swipe up on the home bar (iPhone X) or press the home button (iPhone 8 or older), then tap the Zoom icon.
- When you leave the meeting, you will have the option to Leave Meeting or Leave Meeting with Telephone Connected, to stay dialed into the meeting after leaving from the Zoom app.
If you joined device audio automatically, you can leave the computer audio and join by phone:
- Tap More
. - Tap Disconnect Audio.
- Tap Join Audio and follow the instructions above.
- After joining a Zoom meeting, you will be prompted to join the audio automatically. If this prompt does not appear or you close it, tap Join Audio in the meeting controls.
- Tap Dial In.
- Tap the arrow at the top to select the country you’re calling from, if not selected by default.
- Tap the phone button
next to the number you want to call. - Tap Call.
- If prompted, allow Zoom to make and manage phone calls.
- Return to your home screen and open Zoom again.
- When you leave the meeting, you will have the option to Leave Meeting or Leave Meeting with Telephone Connected, to stay dialed into the meeting after leaving from the Zoom app.
Note: If you’re on a Android device that can’t make calls, follow the instructions for dialing in:
- Dial one of the numbers provided.
- Enter your meeting ID, followed by #.
- Enter your participant ID, followed by #.
- Enter the passcode, if prompted, followed by #.
- Tap Back after dialing in.
If you joined computer audio automatically, you can leave the computer audio and join by phone:
- Tap More .
- Tap Disconnect Audio.
- Tap Join Audio and follow the instructions above.
How to join a meeting or webinar by phone only
- Dial an in-country number. If you dial a toll number, your carrier rates will apply. You can find the numbers on your meeting invitation or view a full list of international dial-in numbers.
- You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID – the nine (9), ten (10), or eleven (11) digit ID provided to you by the host, followed by #.
- If the meeting has not already started and join before host is not enabled, you will be prompted to enter the host key to start the meeting, or to press # to wait if you are participant.
- You will be prompted to enter your unique participant ID. This only applies if you have joined on the computer or mobile device or are a panelist in a webinar. Press # to skip.
- You may be prompted to enter the meeting passcode, followed by #. This passcode will be included in the meeting invite provided by the host.
If you join by computer or mobile device later, you can enter the Participant ID to bind your phone and device session together and show your video when you speak on the phone. To enter your participant ID once you are in the meeting, enter #Participant ID# on your phone.
Phone controls for participants
The following commands can be entered via DTMF tones using your phone’s dial pad while in a Zoom meeting:
- *6 – Toggle mute/unmute
- *9 – Raise/lower hand
Last Updated: April 11, 2024